Former idol weds amid criticism from fans

Moon held a press conference before his private wedding ceremony and made an official apology. / Yonhap

By Lee Han-soo

Moon Hee-joon, a member of first K-pop generation boy band H.O.T, married K-pop girl band Crayon Pop member Soyul on Sunday with fans criticizing Moon for being disloyal to them.

They claim Moon raised money for his wedding by asking unreasonable ticket prices for his 20th anniversary concerts last November.

Criticizing Moon for thinking of his fans as an “ATM,” fans have expressed disappointment.

Moon told his fan club, he was distressed about the accusations.

“My heart is filled with sorrow and distress over the accusations me,” he said in a letter to fans.

“However, nothing saddens me more than the accusation about the 20th debut anniversary concert being a ploy to raise money for my wedding.”

Moon said he had never thought of his fans as an ATM.

“I’m afraid to even perform a concert,” Moon added. “I can’t bare the criticism that I used my concert to raise money for my wedding.

“I have always put my fans first and they are all I have.”

However, the accusations against Moon did not stop there, with a fan claiming Moon’s wife had behaved badly during one of Moon’s concerts last year.

The fan accused Soyul of wearing improper clothes and mocking fans.

Moon held a press conference before his private wedding ceremony and made an official apology.

“I want to express my apology to the fans that were disappointed,” said Moon.

“I will continue to thank them for being my fans and continue my career believing so. I am both grateful and sorry.”